Smoker unit



Oct. 28, 1930. s, slEGEL 7 1,779,952

SMOKER UNI T Filed Feb. 10, 1930 lhdezzior' HENRY S. SIEGEL PatentedOct. 28', 1930* HENRY? s. sinennon rnILAnELrma, aasn mm smo znnj UNIT aApplication fil ed February 10, 1930, Serial No. 427,077.

This invention relates to improvements in smokers and more particularlyto improve ments in'the contruction thereof whereby the same constitutecomponent parts of electric lighting units and the like. i

Heretorore and prior to this invention smoking trays have beenmounted'upon the vertically extending "standards or pedestals ofelectric lamps and the like. 7 In every instance, however, these smokingtrays were mounted upon or secured to the vertically extending lampstandard in the form ofa conspicuous and unsightly appendage whichdetracted greatly from the generallypleas- ,ered as a whole. t a

i It is amo 1' ing appearance'of the'lighting unit considng theprincipal objects of the present invention to incorporate in an electriclighting unit, such asi a floor, bridge or 'davenport lamp, an ashreceptacle which when not in use forms acomponent partof the lamp pedestal or standard whereby to conceal all-evidences oi the utilitarianpurposes ofrsaid receptacler A further ob'ect of slidably mo V theinvention is to unt upon the vertically eXtend-.

ing standard or pedestal of-an electric light 'ing unit or thelikean ashtray assembly the external configuration of which is suchthat whenthe-assembly is moved into inoperative e, position it appears as a thelighting Still anot component part of unit.

her object of the invention is to equip a vertically extendingstandardwith r a slidably mounted ash tray assembly, the

standard being-provided with a relatively fixed'plate or cover againstwhichltheuppe'r and open end of the assembly isarranged to abut insuch'manner that said cover and said" assemb ly not only give'th'eimpression of an integral unit formed upon the standard but also operateto snufl out or extinguish any lighted have been p cigarettes or thelike iwhich v'may j laced within the, ash tray assem follow.

. nother object of the inventi n i provide a combined electriclightingunit and snuiiertype ortash tray assembly which is not only simple,inexpensive and durable inconstruction and efficient in operation butwhich also "considerably enhances the general exernal appearance-of thelighting unit considered as a: whole.

()therobjects of-the invention will appear more fully from the detaileddescription to ,55

I The invention consists substantially inthe ecombination,.construction, location and relative arrangement of parts,all as will appear more fully hereinafter, asshown-in the'ace companymgdrawings and as finally pointed out in theappended claims. the saidaccompanying drawings theinvention has been] illustrated as applied toanelectric lighting unitjof'the type known-as a davenport lamp. I

It' will be understood, of course, that the in vention may beapplied-aswellanot only to other types of electric lighting units havingvertically extending standards or pedestals but also to ordinary'smoking stands and sundry other devices characterized by the aprovision of a vertically extending standard.

' i ln the said vaccompanying drawings I Figure 1 is a side elevationjalview ofa lighting'unit embodying the present inven; '75

tion; V Y Figure 2 is ;avertical:worosssectional View ofthefsmokerassembly shown in Figure 1 Figure 3 i'sa vertical sectional view showna-n18: smoker assembly in longitudinally ,80 spacedzrelationwithrespect'to its cover as ly; w I

- Figure 4 is'a top plan view olt'wthe ash tray" assembly shown-inFigure 3 {and Figure'5 is a cross-sectionalview the. line 5-1-75? ofFigure 8. r o .e Referring' now more particularly to the j drawings it,will be observed that the present invention has-been incorporated in anelec: trio, lighting-unitfof the type known as, a

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davenport lamp. This lamp is provided with the usual base and verticallyextending standard or pedestal 11. Suitably secured to or formed uponthe standard 11 intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof is a fixedenlargement 12. I

Also fixed to the pedestal 11 in vertically spaced relation with respectto the enlargement 12 are a pair of plates 13 and 14. As 0 most clearlyappears in Figure 3 the plate 13 is provided with an upwardly projectingperipheral flange 15 which is adapted to be telescopically receivedwithin the downwardly projecting peripheralflange 16 of the plate 15member 14. It will be noted that the edge of the external flange 16-projects downwardly beyond the plane of the plate member 13. An malntaining the plate members 13 and 14 in the fixed relation shown in thedrawings.

1 Projecting upwardly through the central bell-shaped portion, 17 ,ofthe late member 14 is an extension 18 of the mam pedestal or standard11'. Suitably supported upon this extension 18 and in vertically spacedrelation with respect to the plate members 13 and 14 is a lamp shade 19;This lamp shade 19 serves to shade the lamps 20 received within thesockets '21 which latter are in turn suitably supported upon the platemember 14. The space 22 which is afforded between the plate members 13and 14 provi-desroom for the. conductors 23 leading to the lamp sockets21. It \villbe understood that these conductors are threaded through thebore of the pedestal orstandard 11 and that thelower end thereof, whichprojects outwardly of the base 10, is provided with the usual connecterplug. (not shown).- To facilitate the passage of the conductors 23 fromthe space 22 into the bore of the standard or pedestal 11 the usual formof hickey or connecter member 24 is interposed between the proximateendsof the main pedestal 11 and the vertical extension 18thereof.

Slidably mounted upon that portion of the a main pedestal or standard 11which extends between the fixed enlargement 12'and' the plate member 13is an inverted bell-shaped member25. The upper edge 26 of this member 25is adapted to be snugly received within the freely projecting portion ofthe flange 16 of the plate member 14. ,It will thus appear that when themember 25 is moved to its up- -83 pflrmost position, as shown in Figures1 and 2, the flange 16 embraces the upper edge 26 of said member 25 insuch manner that the plate assembly 1314 appears to be anintegral unitwith the bell-shaped member 25. 00 Projectingupwardly from and fixedlysecured to the bottom edge 27 of the member 25 is a tubular sleeve 28.This sleeve 28 is of a diameter suchthat it snugly fits the pedsuitablemeans may be provided for trays or receptacles.

in any adjusted position longitudinally of the pedestal or standard 11.

-Receivedwithin the upper portion of the member 25 are a pair ofdish-shaped plates or members 31 and 32. These members 31 and 32 arecharacterized by the fact that each is provided with a bottom wall 33bounded by a diametrically extending vertical wall 34 and a semicircularwall 35. extending obliquely with respect to the vertical axis of theunit. As most clearly appears in Figure 4 the diametrically extendingwalls 34 of the members 31 and 32 are recessed at their central pointsrespectively, as at 36, to embrace one-half of the vertically extendinstandard or pedestal 11. It will be un erstood that when both plates 31and 32 are mounted within the member 25 as shown in Figures 2 and 3 theywill form conjointly a substaib tially circular plate provided in thecentral portion thereof with an upstanding collar through which isprojected the pedestal or standard 11. The peripheral edges 37 of themembers 31 and 32 rest upon the upper edge 26 of tliemember 25 in suchmanner that when said member 25 is moved into its uppermost position, asshown in Figure 2, the plate members, 31 and 32 will be concealed fromView.

The plates 31 and 32, which are separately removable from the member 25,constitute ash Ordinarily these trays are concealed from View, as whenthe member 25 is moved upwardly upon the pedestal or standard 11into'engagement with the relatively stationary plate 13. As has alreadybeen explained, the depending flange16 of the uppermost plate 14embraces and conceals from'view the'upper edge of the member 25upon'which the ash trays are supported.

When the member-25 together with its asso- Whenit is desired to use theash trays it is merely necessary to slide the member 25 downwardly uponthe portion of the pedestal or standard upon which it is mounted thereby1 and that'it is equally applicable for use in connection with any othertype of lighting unit, such as the ordinary floor or bridge lamp or in asmoker unit having no lamps of any character. In other words thisinvention contemplates the provision of an ash tray assembly'which isslidably mounted upon a vertically extending pedestal or standard, thelatter beingequipped with a relatively stationary plate or hood forcovering the upper pedestal, an ash tray seated within the open end ofsaid member'in encircling. relation with respect to said edestal, acover fixed to said pedestal and a apted to conceal said ash tray whensaidslidable member is moved into en-' gagement therewith, and means forretaining said slidable member in adj ustably spaced relation withrespect to said cover.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature. HENRY S.SIEGEL.

surface of the ash tray assembly when the latter is not in use. 7 Inthis connection, it is pointed out that the slidable ash tray assemblyoperates, when moved against its relatively stationary hood or cover, asa snuiier for cigarettes and the like.

It will be understood of course that the invention is susceptible ofvarious changes and modifications without departing from the real spiritor general principles thereof and it, is accordingly intended to claimthe same broadly, as well as specifically, as indicated by the appendedclaims. 7 V

7 What is claimed as new and useful is i 1. In a smoker unit, avertically extendlng j pedestal, a pair of complementally formed membersoperatively mounted upon said ped-- estal to form a normally closedassembly hav- H ing a hollow interior, one of said members heing in theform of an inverted plate member fixed toand the other in the form of aninverted bell-shapedmember slidable upon said pedestal, and an ash trayremovably disposed within said hollow interior, access being had to saidtray upon separation of said members.

2. In a smoker unit, 'avertically extending pedestal, a pair ofmembers'mounted upon said pedestal, one of said members being in. theform of an inverted plate member fixed to i and the other inflthe formof a cup-shaped member slidable upon said pedestal, a flange formed uponone of said members for embrac- V ing the proximate edge ofthe otherthereof whereby when said slidable member is moved into engagement withsaid fixed member the members'conj ointly simulate a unitary assembly,and an ash tray removably supported withinqsaid slidable member andnormally concealed from view when said membersar 1n assembled relation.

3; In a smoker unit, amain pedestal, a substantially cup-shaped memberarranged coaxialiy with and. slidably mounted upon said

